SEOUL: North Korea said that Travis King confessed to crossing into the North because of 'inhuman maltreatment and racial discrimination within the US Army', state media reported on Wednesday (Aug 16), the first public acknowledgement of the incident by Pyongyang. The soldier, Private Travis T King,
SEOUL: North Korea said that Travis King confessed to crossing into the North because of"inhuman maltreatment and racial discrimination within the US Army", state media reported on Wednesday , the first public acknowledgement of the incident by Pyongyang.of the Joint Security Area on the heavily fortified border between the two Koreas. US officials have said they believe King crossed the border intentionally.
"During the investigation, Travis King confessed that he had decided to come over to the DPRK as he harboured ill feeling against inhuman maltreatment and racial discrimination within the US Army," KCNA reported, using the initials of North Korea's official name. But instead of travelling to Fort Bliss for disciplinary hearings, King snuck away, joined a Demilitarized Zone sightseeing trip and slipped over the border.
July's incident came as relations between the two Koreas are at one of their lowest points ever, with diplomacy stalled and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un calling for increased weapons development, including of tactical nuclear warheads.North Korea had"responded" to efforts to discuss the caseUS Secretary of State Antony Blinken confirmed at the time that contact had been made with the North Koreans, adding he still had no idea where King was or in what condition.
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